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New Mexico opens criminal probe of DEA after agents allowed fentanyl shipments to hit streets

New Mexico's attorney general on Friday opened a criminal investigation to determine whether U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents broke state law by allowing hundreds of thousands of fentanyl pills to reach the streets of Albuquerque. The extraordinary inquiry comes less than a week after ...
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US FDA greenlights Viridian’s thyroid eye disease drug

By Siddhi Mahatole June 26 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Viridian Therapeutics' drug to treat patients with thyroid eye disease, the company said on Friday, sending its shares up 6% in extended trading. The decision gives patients a new treatment option ...
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Illinois Quick Hits: Chicago man arrested in connection with planned attack at White House

(The Center Square) - A Chicago man has been arrested in connection with a planned attack that allegedly targeted the Ultimate Fighting Championship event at the White House on June 14. ...
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EU Commission opens antitrust probe into Sanofi’s flu vaccine campaign

BRUSSELS, June 26 (Reuters) - The European Commission opened an investigation on Friday into whether French drugmaker Sanofi breached EU competition rules in a flu vaccine marketing campaign. The Commission said it was concerned that Sanofi had carried out a misleading campaign to sell its ...
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EMA recommends revoking marketing authorisation for Amgen’s rare-disease drug

By Christy Santhosh June 26 (Reuters) - The European Medicines Agency on Friday recommended revoking the marketing authorisation for Amgen's rare autoimmune disease drug, Tavneos, citing a lack of benefits that outweigh its risks. In April, the U.S. FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research had ...
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Neighbors dig through Venezuela rubble to search for loved ones as death toll climbs

LA GUAIRA, Venezuela (AP) - In cities across northern Venezuela, neighbors helped each other dig through rubble to search for loved ones, after back-to-back earthquakes killed at least 589 people and left thousands injured. Acting President Delcy Rodríguez announced the new toll early Friday, surrounded ...
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988’s LGBTQ+ hotline to relaunch this year. But the group that helped start it might be excluded

The Trump administration is moving to restart the specialized LGBTQ+ option for youth who contact the 988 crisis intervention hotline, but the group that helped pioneer the idea is being shut out. The Trevor Project, the leading nonprofit for suicide prevention in LGBTQ+ young people, ...
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As Ebola Bundibugyo outbreak rages, knowledge gaps still challenge response

By Jennifer Rigby and Emma Farge LONDON, June 25 (Reuters) - As scientists race to understand the growing Ebola Bundibugyo outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo, medics say knowledge gaps are still hampering detection and care for sick patients. Since the outbreak was declared in ...
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Congo tightens travel rules after Ebola case reaches France

DAKAR, June 25 (Reuters) - The Democratic Republic of Congo has imposed a 21-day quarantine for anyone returning from Ebola-affected areas before they can travel abroad, tightening controls after France confirmed its first imported case linked to the outbreak. • A June 24 decree ...
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Venezuelans search rubble for survivors after 2 strong quakes kill at least 164

LA GUAIRA, Venezuela (AP) - Venezuelans searched for survivors beneath collapsed buildings Thursday and rescue teams raced to northern areas rocked by a pair of powerful earthquakes that officials say killed at least 164 people. Many more were feared dead. The 7.2- and 7.5-magnitude earthquakes ...
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The Media Line: Magen David Adom Honors Druze Paramedic on National Paramedic Day  

Magen David Adom Honors Druze Paramedic on National Paramedic Day By The Media Line Staff Magen David Adom (MDA) marked Israel's National Paramedic Day on Thursday by honoring 20-year-old Druze paramedic Ghadir Saleh, whose path from aspiring international violinist to emergency medical ...
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Illinois Quick Hits: Court rules against parents in East St. Louis busing case

(The Center Square) - The Illinois Supreme Court has reversed an appellate court's ruling in a case involving state requirements of public school districts when transporting students to and from a nonpublic school. ...
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